The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a play firmly based in the fantasy world which tells of a thrilling adventure of Boy who forms an friendship with his neighbours on Hempstock farm, in particular Lettie. Boy soon learns that all is not what it seems and that darkness is trying to worm its way in and together
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Witness for the Prosecution is the Agatha Christie play that tells of Leonard Vole who is accused of murder, a capital charge. The victim s an older wealthy woman he has befriended, the housekeeper heard his voice moments before her Mistresses death and he is set to inherit her fortune. His only alibi is his wife, Romaine Vole who his
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Based on the life and writings of P.G. Wodehouse with songs by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Ivor Novello with lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse. The play, Wodehouse in Wonderland, is set in the home of P.G. Wodehouse in Long Island, New York during the latter 1950’s and beyond. We join Wodehouse, also known fondly as ‘Plum’, in his
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Ever thought about writing a sitcom? Well, these five strangers did and they gathered in a bleak conference room in Farnham to learn the tricks of the trade. Despite their differences, there is one thing that links them… the ambition to realise their dreams through comedy. They are booked onto a workshop with the ‘finest sitcom writer of a generation’;
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Performances of A Christmas Carol seems to have become a common London sight during the festive period. I checked out one of them, namely the performance of A Christmas Carol at Middle Temple. The first thing that strikes you about the performance is the setting. The performance takes place in Middle Temple Hall, a hall where Charles Dickens himself frequented.
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Life of Pi is The Olivier Award winning play which is based on the book (and later film) of the same name. Pi and his family decide to move from India to Canada along with their family zoo. However a storm strikes and Pi finds himself alone in a boat with a Bengal tiger, Richard Parker. Pi has to work
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle showing at The Rose Theatre in Kingston is a whirlwind of excellence. The play starts with a prologue, it moves into the play within the play and then we are delivered a deeper backstory in Act II. One thing that is extremely clear with this production of the Brecht classic is that the storytelling from all
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This is theatrical perfection. A piece of genuinely pure stagecraft, presented to us stripped back to its barest bones. The stage is an unpainted chipboard box. The only props: ten identical green plastic chairs. A superlative ensemble cast, skilfully assembled with all the talent and balance of a championship-winning sports team, takes on a tight, imaginative, free-flowing script and transports us into a comical,
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Pennyroyal by Lucy Rosen is a new play which focuses on 2 sisters, Christine and Daphne. We discover early on that Daphne has Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and her sister donates eggs in the hope that Daphne can one day use them to become a mother. Except life is never that straightforward and the play follows these sisters on their journey
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Based on the gothic horror novel by Dame Susan Hill, The Woman in Black has spawned two films as well as the stage play that has been running at London’s Fortune Theatre since 1989. It’s a two-hander, with simple staging that makes the creation of a growing sense of tension over the two hours even more impressive. The Fortune Theatre
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